Forum Overview :: Gamerasutra :: *shrug*

[quote name="Senor Barborito"][quote name="Ray, of Light"][quote name="Jack Dandy"][quote name="Senor Barborito"]Been talking to a friend in the Planetside beta (the MMOFPS for those of you who are forgetful), and what I'm hearing is quite promising - he's an old, old Tribes addict (and MMO addict) and tends to take the game quite seriously. So it was with some surprise that I heard him tell me today that Planetside is much like Tribes writ very, very large. The game is apparently divided up into several continents which contain bases each side fights over. He's one of the most jaded people I know (think jeep, here) but described being extremely impressed watching roughly 64 players take off in 8 or so assault carriers simultaneously in a massive frontal wave - that's both sides of a large Tribes server all at once for one assault on a base. [/quote][/quote] It's a fine technical feat, and handily solves the "lopsided teams" problem, but if I wanted to be part of a large, uncoordinated effort whose outcome is unaffected by my great talents, then I'd just have sex. Maybe that's a complaint about MM-anything more than this game, but I'd love to see MM-FPS done as a loose collection of Quake-3-sized servers, with isolated battles, that have some kind of impact on a large, shared world. Ray![/quote] How do you control an indian nation or a western empire pre-telegraph? You don't, really. You find out which tribe or province relatively near your own seems to be having the most success infringing on enemy territory, gear up everybody in your tribe (your 64-person clan), and lend a helping hand. Repeat ad nauseum. Assuming technology is equal (it isn't, currently) the tribe with more and more highly skilled individuals will prevail. If you get the chance to coordinate your efforts with another non-shithead tribe, take it so the grab goes a little faster. --SB[/quote]